Freshman Braxton Beverly scored a season-high 20 points and sparked the decisive late run that helped North Carolina State upset No. 2 Arizona 90-84 in Wednesday's first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas. 18 Purdue 78-75 another opening game of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Jalen Brunson scored 18 points while Villanova finally got loose in transition after halftime, helping the Wildcats beat the Hilltoppers 66-58 in Wednesday's opening round. Johnson scored 16 points and Pookie Powell added 15 for La Salle (3-3), which lost for the third consecutive game.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 23, 2017 01:27 UTC